How to Raise a Happy Autistic Child in a Very Neurotypical World
Packed with lived-experience insight and easy-to-follow advice this transformative guide will change how you view the behaviour of your autistic child and challenge you to rewire your thinking to see the world through the autistic lens, giving you all the tools you need to not only parent your autistic child, but also to understand them
"To think of PDA as merely involving demand avoidance is to me akin to thinking of tigers as merely having stripes."
This book is a unique window into adult Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), exploring the diversity of distinct PDA traits through the voices of over 70 people living with and affected by ......
In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance. This book guides you through the Curtis family's 'lightbulb moment' of recognising Sasha's PDA profile following her autism diagnosis at the ......
Planning a career around your special or intense interests is possible and, in fact, easier than you might think! If youre wondering how you can turn your love of animals, intense fascination of transportation or passion for information technology (and much more!).
A guide for making successful transitions to postsecondary education for students with high-incidence or hidden disabilities. It provides the information teachers, related services personnel and parents need to help students succeed.
This accessible guide will tell you everything you need to know about parenting a child with a hidden condition, such as autism, dyspraxia, ADHD or bipolar, whether or not a formal diagnosis has been received. With information on various conditions and diagnoses, it includes candid advice and strategies from parents as well as young adults who ......
The It's My Life manual This part is designed mainly for use by or with people who receive support and their family and friends. Organisations will also use this part to find out how they are doing in supporting individuals. It is designed to help individuals figure out if they are getting good support and if they have the home and life they wan.
This part will mainly be used by organisations providing support and those responsible for monitoring to find out how a service or organisation overall is doing. It helps organisations to understand what really good quality 'support for living an ordinary life' is.